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Prahran Mechanics' Institute Amendment Act 2007

No. 8 of 2007

table of provisions

Section  Page

1Purpose

2Commencement

3Institute may grant leases, licences and permits in relation to property

4Grant of leases, licences and permits

5New section 17 inserted

17Ownership of High Street property

6Repeal of Act

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Endnotes

Prahran Mechanics' Institute Amendment Act 2007

No. 8 of 2007

[Assented to 23 April 2007]

Preamble

The Prahran Mechanics' Institute Act 1899 provided for the incorporation of the Prahran Mechanics' Institution and Circulating Library (the incorporated body) and for the establishment of a governing committee.

The Prahran Mechanics' Institute Act 1899 also vested land in the incorporated body.

The Prahran Mechanics' Institute Act 1912 authorised the incorporated body to borrow money for the purpose of purchasing land and erecting a building to extend the Mechanics' Institution and Circulating Library.

The incorporated body purchased land at High Street, Prahran for that purpose.

It is expedient to amend the Prahran Mechanics' Institute Act 1899 to clarify the power of the incorporated body to purchase the High Street land and the power of the incorporated body to grant leases, licences and permits in relation to any land held by or vested in it or any building on that land.

The Parliament of Victoria therefore enacts:

1Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to amend the Prahran Mechanics' Institute Act 1899—

(a)to clarify the power of the Prahran Mechanics' Institution and Circulating Library to purchase certain land at High Street, Prahran; and

(b)to clarify the power of the Prahran Mechanics' Institution and Circulating Library to grant leases, licences and permits in relation to any land held by or vested in it or any building on that land.

2Commencement

This Act comes into operation on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3Institute may grant leases, licences and permits in relation to property

In section 2 of the Prahran Mechanics' Institute Act 1899 after "whatsoever" insert "and of granting leases of any lands held by or vested in it or any buildings on those lands, and of granting licences and permits for the use of those lands and buildings".

4Grant of leases, licences and permits

At the end of section 11 of the Prahran Mechanics' Institute Act 1899 insert—

"(2)Without limiting subsection (1), the said incorporated body may, for the purposes of the Prahran Mechanics' Institution and Circulating Library—

(a)grant leases of any lands held by or vested in the said incorporated body or any part of those lands or any building standing or being upon those lands; and

(b)grant licences or permits for the use of those lands and buildings.".

5New section 17 inserted

After section 16 of the Prahran Mechanics' Institute Act 1899 insert—

"17Ownership of High Street property

To avoid doubt, it is declared that the said incorporated body had the power to purchase the land described in folio of the Register volume 3699 folio 623 (the High Street property) at the time that the said incorporated body purchased that land.".

6Repeal of Act

This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of its commencement.

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Endnotes

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Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 15 February 2007

Legislative Council: 15 March 2007

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to amend the Prahran Mechanics' Institute Act 1899 and for other purposes."